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Internships & Work-Based Learning
Work-based learning activities extend the classroom into the workplace--putting the theory, knowledge, and skills gained in class into practice. These connections result in better students and better employees. Las Positas College’s Work-Based Learning Initiative is dedicated to helping create these connections. It is a collaboration with local business and industry to develop career and work experience opportunities, internships and mentoring programs, and community work and study placements directly related to a vocational field of training. This partnership benefits both employers and students, ensuring a talent pipeline of skilled workers from our College to the workplace and reinforcing and expanding students’ classroom learning.
Faculty and employers interested in participating in work-based learning activities should email: WBL@laspositascollege.edu. Students interested should visit Las Positas College Internship & Job Board.
Work-Based Learning Benefits to Employers
- Obtain an expanded pool of qualified applicants
- Recruit and screen potential employees
- Evaluate potential employees in work settings, prior to hiring
- Develop a quick, reliable source of skilled labor
- Meet contractual and legal obligations for Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity
- Improve the quality of life and work skills in the community
- Reduce turnover of entry-level employees
- Influence curriculum development to meet industry requirements
Work-Based Learning Benefits to Students
- Connect classroom learning to the workplace
- Earn income and gain work experience while attending college
- Get access to good jobs
- Develop contacts to broaden employment options
- Build self-confidence and experience success at college and work
- Gain individualized support for educational and professional needs and goals
Las Positas College has developed specific activities to support the Work-Based Learning Initiative:
Internships
Internships are structured career preparation activities designed to enrich and expand classroom learning. Students are placed at a workplace for a defined period of time to participate in and observe work first-hand within a given industry. Las Positas College promotes paid internship programs for its students. Students may also be eligible to receive college credit for their internship service.
To find a local internship and upload your resume, visit Las Positas College Internship & Job Board.
Job Shadowing
Job shadowing is an unpaid experience where a student follows a worker for a short period of time to learn about a particular occupation or industry. This activity helps students explore the world of work and the range of opportunities found within an occupational area.
Field Trips
A field trip is an off-campus educational and instructional experience. Generally hosted by an employer, a field trip offers students the opportunity to observe, ask questions, and learn from the experience of being on a worksite.
Guest Lecturers
Guest lecturers are a valuable asset to a student's education. Las Positas College welcomes them to our campus to showcase their industry and/or worksite. This is a great opportunity for students to learn about skills needed for occupations, discover more about specific professions, and ask questions of the industry professional.
Other Activities
Career-related student competitions, work experience, service learning, and faculty externships.